Influenza Connection provides important updates on influenza and annual vaccination. This issue also includes links to various resources to help you prepare for the 2009-2010 influenza season.

Articles include:

• » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Reports More Than 45 Influenza-associated Pediatric Deaths This Season
• » Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) Selects Influenza Virus Strains for 2009-2010
• » The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Votes on Influenza Vaccination Recommendations for Next Year
• » Manufacturers Begin Preparing for 2009-2010 Influenza Season
• » Pediatricians Urged to Place Vaccine Orders to Prepare for Expanded Pediatric Recommendations
• » Recent Study Suggests Trivalent Inactivated Vaccine (TIV) is More Effective Than Intranasal Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) Among US Military Personnel
• » National Influenza Vaccine Summit (NIVS) Meeting: Increasing Coverage for the 2009-2010 Season
• » National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) Highlights Importance of Childhood Vaccinations
• » NBA and WNBA Help Teens Take Their Best Shot at Health With New Vaccines for Teens Educational Campaign
• » The American Lung Association's Many "Faces" of Influenza Urge Vaccination Through the Spring

Influenza Connection is a resource provided to you from sanofi pasteur to keep you informed and help your organization communicate about influenza. We encourage you to share this important information with your colleagues, members, and constituents. You are welcome to use this information in your organization's existing communication vehicles.

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